Seth Rogen to produce American remake of Plebs

The Knocked Up star wants to bring The Inbetweeners meets Ancient Rome to new audiences

Seth Rogen plans to develop British hit comedy Plebs for an American audience.

Rogen, star of Freaks and Geeks, Knocked Up and Steve Jobs along with his partner in production company Point Grey Pictures, Evan Goldberg, is in the early stages of developing the project for US broadcasters.

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